The National tribune., 1887-06-23


| Gods help the Grand Army would assist them.
| Brief speeches were made 10y Col. Calvert Gen.
| Slocum. Commander Tredweli and others.
OHIO
| Robert A. Stephenson: As the time IA drawing
near for National Encampment 20 meet in 81. Louis,
IL has struck me as good idea for the boys" to
wear badge on the lapel Of their coats with mum
bcr Of regiment and State made plain. so that II
can be recognized readily. Ii will enable the COM
rades 10 find one another.
Old Guard Post No. p, Dayton, passed the fol-
lowing resolutions:
Whereas we. the members Of Old Guard Post
No. %. have learned through the public press and
other sources that the Local Committee of Arrange
ments OF II. Louis Mo, have invited the President
OF these United States to be present and participate
| in the next National Encampment OF the GAR,
thereby introducing political feature to our meet
ing,
Reso,rei That we the members of Old Guard
Post. No % do protest against te sought to he
made Of Order for political effect by the parti-
sans OF any political party.
Rcso'r6d. That shonid the President so far forget
the dignity OF his Office as 90 accept the invitation
that this Post Post decline TO attend the said
| Encampment.
Resolrcd That the Post Adjutant request the De-
partmcnt Commander TO adopt the action of Com
mander-in-C Chicf Fairchild that n copy Of these
/ resolutions he sent 60 the Department Commander,
and that "A copy be sent TO the local committee ut
st. Louis, Mo.
PENNSYLVANIA
Memorial services were held at Honesdale under
the auspices of Post No. lqS. Rev. MIR. Hall deliv-
| cred the Memorial sermon.
| QuaTtermaster-Generai John Taylor has succeed
| ed Past COMMANDMENTS Chief Gen. Louis Wagner
| in the fire insurance business at Philadelphia.
Bryan Post, No. 20. Philadelphia, held "a Camp
| fire Tuesday evening, June z after the regular
session of the Post. Addresses made by Com
/ mander Samuel Jones, Past Commander samuel
| 4. Demar, J. W. Price and others, including sew
| eral visiting comrades. Vocal and instrumental
music and recitations by the talent of the Post
were very acceptably rendered, after which lunch
| was served.
| In compliance with Special Orders, No. So, Post
| No 500 was mustered at Deep Valley, Green County,
on the evening Of June 9, by Comrade Henry e..
Sayres of Post No. 3G7. The Pos; adopted the title
| OF Philip Gump, that being the name of private
| who served in Co. &. 18th Pa. Cav, and died from
his wounds at Deep Valley. The election of OIL
Slough; :. V. C.. ". Brown; J. V. c., John w.
| Martin; Adjt. James Stiles; q. NJ, Isaac Gray;
Surg, Andrew Gump; Chap, Joshua Rice; o. ID,
| Abraham Taylor; q. c., EzaTiah Six; >. NJ, L. j..
J.. Garrison; q. NJ. 8, w. J. Wroe. The Post starts
| with 2S members. and has every prospect Of be-
coming one ofsthe best in this Department
During the Departments Summer Eneampment
| an excursion will be given to the famous Iuray
| Caverns on Tuesday. July u. The rate will be
$3.50 for round trip, including admission TO the cav
| erns. Tickets will be good going excursion on
| Tuesday and returning same day, or to return
| on any regular train on Wednesday. This will al
low ample time for those desiTOus of visiting An
tIctam or lIarpers Ferry. as the tickets have been
made good to stop off. The hotel rates Mt Gettys-
burg will be "a follows: Springs Hotel In Summer
resOrt), $3.50 per day; Eagle Hotel, 81 per day;
| Keystone, Mcclellan, Washington, Globe. Central
and Battlefield Hotels 81. so per day. Accommoda-
tions can also b. procured at private houses, the
rates varying from sI to SI.5O Single meals at 80
cents each.
In AN order Just issued by the Department Com
mander, he requests the Commanders Of the va
rious Posts TO that the reports of the Adjutani
and Quartermaster are forwarded TO Department
Headquarters not later than July 20. II this re-
quest Is complied with, as the Department Com
mander hopes IL will be. the reports of every Post
in this Department should be received at Depart
ment Headquarters not later than July 6. The
| Post Commanders should exert every nerve tC
comply with this request, few delinquent Post:
entail great deal of trouble, and delays the repor
| of the Department TO National Headquarters.
Koltes Post No. 23s, of Philadelphia, will give
an excursion to Atlantic City on Sunday. July 10.
VIRGINIA.
P.J. Lee Newberne. " C.: On the nth Of May
the W.R.C. presented Post No. % with a beautifu
flag. Memorial Day was observed here with un
usual solemnity.
WEST VIRGINIA.
Fully 5000 persons participated In the decoration
services at the National Cemetery at Grafton OF
| Memorial Day. At o'clock the procession, heade,
by the members of the Grand Army Posts Of Graf
ton and FAirmont and several bands of music tool
| up the line of march to the National Cemetery IL
West Grafton. Ex.-Gov. r. III. Pierpont delivered
the oration Of the day. which was pronounced b!
those within hearing to be one of the creates
efforts Of the old veterans life.
} WISCONSIN,
!
Berlin marched from their hall to the cemeter,
and assisted by little girls from each OF the Sunday
ia Oakwood after the usual custom. the regula
ritualistc ceremonies being said. There
very good number present. There were speeches
At l:30 procession was formed Huron street
composed Of the hand Masons, Knights Of Pythia
(uniformed), GAR. (uniformed) and citizens.
marched 10 the park to lay the cornerstone of th
soldiers monument, arriving there at little afte
2. The cannon doomed Rs the procession marched
and on reaching the monument site the Masons
Knights of Pythas and GAR. surrounded th
mound while the Grand Lodge officers mounted 4
the position where the stone lay and proceede'
, with the ceremonies. They were brief, which /
/ emiucntly proper such occasion. To TIA
west Of the mound n vehicle bearing cabinet OF
gan had been drawn for the use of the choir. Upo
J the mound were five muskets stacked and upOI
the bayonets hung wreath of fevergreens, signify
ing the Union Of States. Interviewer were a few
red flowers signifying the blood shed In the eiior
20 break the Union. With the muskets
sword which was captured from a rebel at tn
. battle Of Yorktown. The wreath was the work q
Mrs. Il. Wheeler. Around the mound small flag
were placed.
| Memorial Day was observed ut Merrill with un
: usual soemnity. The school children, Wrigh
Guards and the different societies met at the G. A
r. Hall for the purpose Of forming In line of pro
cession but the rain never ceased. and the larls
asscmblage adjourned To Berard's Opera House
there 10 listen TO Capt. Ponds Grafton and the wei
4 prepared program. The GAR, Wright Guard
: and the Decoration Committee repaired to tn
cemetery In the pouring rain after the services a
e the Opera House To decorate. The monumen
the GAR and W.IEC. was 10 all appearances, a
n short distance away, beautiful marble monu
4 ment, and had twining around the shaft "a wreat
> Of evcTgreens from the bottom TO the top and q
the top was "A dove made by Mrs. VI. w Sweeney
IL was made OF small white roses, and in its mout
held the branch of peace. This dove was made I
y the memory Of John A Logan. Around the lowe
, base was n wreath of evergreens, and upon tn
sides Of The upper base were these words In larg
: letters made Of cedar: Upon one side Fraternity
u another Loyalty" another Charity" anothe
g unknown" The top of the upper base WI
loaded with flowers, noticeable amongst which wa
; "A large crop composed Of white lilies also "A whit
g wreath, which marked to the memory
c Courtland J. Coon u. :. Navy. They were mad
: by his sisters, Mrs Champagne and Mrs. Burdcl
: floral anchor 10 the memory Of Charles Witte
II S5h n. "; died in AndersOnvie Prison and bure
s. with the unknown dead. Another marked GeoTg
:; Tanner S5th ~ Y; died Mt AndeTsOnville; gray
marked unknown.
q Officers of Henry Turner Post, No 46, New IoI
g don: Commander, s. ID. Woodwork; S.V.C. Wn
q Pace; J. V. g., c. HELEN; U. D., Ii. Van Tassa
y AdJ't, Robert Hutchinson.
= COmrade Dixon Explains IL.
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